Literatur-Karaoke

In the page's words:

Bringing stories to life together - that's what literary karaoke is all about. Here you don't just read a story for yourself, you live through it together with others as a collective adventure. It's the most direct way to immerse yourself in a new world as a team: without preparation, without a complicated set of rules, simply by reading aloud together.

The role-playing novellas

At the heart of the evening are so-called role-play novellas. This new text format was developed explicitly for shared reading. In contrast to classic literature, the speaking parts of the main characters are evenly distributed. This means that everyone in the group has enough "material" and the reading fun remains high for all participants until the last page.

This is how the evening works:

• No preparation: you don't have to practise or bring anything with you. Anyone who can read aloud can join in!
• Interactive selection: Four to six readers are selected from the audience for each story.
• Simply read aloud: Each role is color-coded in the text. All you have to do is follow your color and read out your part.
• Live radio play vibe: After just a few moments, a dynamic is created that draws readers and audience alike into the action. It is a radio play as a real live performance.

The process

A reading session lasts around 15 to 30 minutes. After a short break, the ensemble is reshuffled: a new story begins and other guests from the audience are given the chance to become the voice of the narrative.

Thematically, the role-playing novellas are aimed at an adult audience and cover all genres - from contemporary literature to science fiction.

If you have any questions about the format or would like to write a role-play novella, please get in touch with me: literaturkaraoke@gmail.com